who guys think is the greatest runner?
who guys think is the greatest runner?
Yiannis Kouros. End of thread.
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I'd give it to Bolt.
i beat chriz lukezic at an XC invite in 1999. lukezic went on to beat webb, who beat legat, who beat el guerrouj, who beat bekele, who beat geb, who beat tergat. so technically that makes me the greatest runner of all time.
I would probably put Anton Krupicka in the top 15 or so.
At the current moment, the GOAT long distance runner is Haile Gebrselassie. He has superior marks to Bekele in the 1500 and the world record in the marathon. His marks in the 3000, 5K, and 10K are still very close to Bekele.
Bekele will probably surpass him in a few years, however.
Komen deserves mention for his mind-blowing 7:20 3K and stellar 5K marks. Too bad his career was so short.
Best mid-distance runner of all time is El G.
Noah Ngeny deserves mention for his mile/1500 times and his 1000 meters world record. Lagat deserves mention for his 3:26 1500 and longevity.
800 meters seems to be an animal of its own, with Kipekter dominating the all-time best marks list. Coe is also the man for running so fast so many years ago.
Best pure sprinter of all time is Bolt, obviously.
Best long sprinter, in my opinion, is Michael Johnson with his 19.32/43.13 combo and 300 meter world record.
If Bolt gets the 400 meter world record, he will become simply the best sprinter there ever was.
And this is only the latest era. Getting into past eras is a whole 'nother can of worms.
Paula Radcliffe
Lickity Split.
Bill Rodgers. Duh.
Rudolf Harbig
Lasse Viren. Only because Pre died.
Wow, that's a really creative list... basically, all of the people at the top of the all time lists. So, in the history of humanity, there is no one who could possible lay claim to the greatest runner of all time who wasn't actively competing in the 1990's or later? Jessie Owens, Henry Rono? No?
Moron.
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Jerry Seinfeld. He beat his only opponent, the Drake, twice and never has lost a race. However, he often chooses not to run...sorta like Webb
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Moron.
Was that even close to necessary?
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